p340-355 - P340-355 1350-1550 period of Renaissance,...

P340-355 • 1350-1550 period of Renaissance, birthplace of the modern world with the revival of antiquity • Development in everything but religion • Northern Italy was largely urban and the Renaissance happened here most making these cites the centers of Italian political, economic and social life. • Above all the Renaissance was a recovery from the crusades, black plague o A secular spirit emerged as increasing wealth created new enjoyment of worldly things o Also people began to recover knowledge of the past o Mostly upper wealthy who did so Economy recovers in the 14 th century • Due to expansion of trade • Venetian traders run into the Germanic Hanseatic league who gain control of the European trade for 200 yrs • Italian cities began to develop luxury items • Other industries such as printing mining and metallurgy rivaled the textile industry due to new techniques and new machinery • Rulers began to transfer their titles to underground minerals to financiers as collateral for loans

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